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Sumatra
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Su·ma·tra  (s-mätr)
An island of western Indonesia in the Indian Ocean south of the Malay Peninsula. Visited by Marco Polo c. 1292, the island came under Dutch control in the 17th century although the English continued to press territorial claims. Sumatra joined newly independent Indonesia in 1949.
Su·matran adj. & n.
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Noun1.SumatraSumatra - a mountainous island in western Indonesia
Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
Medan - a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
Sumatran - a native or inhabitant of Sumatra
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Spanish Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra
French Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra
German Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra nt
Italian Sumatra [suˈmɑːtrə] n → Sumatra
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